Big Bad Bill

Well, I went down yonder in LouisvilleLived a cat named Big Bad BillI wants ta tell yaAh, the cat was rough and tough he would strut his stuff

Had the whole town scared to deathWhen he walked by, they all held their breathHe's a fightin' man, sure enoughAnd then Bill got himself a wife, now he leads a different life

Big Bad Bill is Sweet William nowMarried life done changed him somehowHe's the man the town used to fearNow they all call him Sweet Papa Willy DearStronger than Sampson I declare'Til a brown-skinned woman's bobbed his hair

Big Bad Bill don't fight anymore (No, no, no)He's doin the dishes an' moppin' up that floor (Yes he is)Well he used to go out drinkin' lookin' for a fightNow he gotta see that sweet woman every nightBig Bad Bill is Sweet William now

Aw, play it boys

(Clarinet Solo)

Aw, yeah!

Whoo!I likes that, yeah ("Yeah," say I)

Ah, y-well, Big Bad Bill don't fight anymore (No, he don't)He's doin' the dishes 'n moppin' up that floor (Yes he is)Well he used to go out drinkin' lookin' for a fightNow he gotta see that sweet woman every night

Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now (Doin' the dishes)Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now (Moppin' up that floor!)Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now